Oil Prices Little Changed, Concerns About Damage From Hurricane Ease
Oil Prices Little Changed, Concerns About Damage From Hurricane Ease
Oil prices were little changed early on Tuesday after a hurricane that hit a key U.S. oil producing hub in Texas caused less damage than expected.
美国德克萨斯州一个重要的石油生产中心遭受飓风袭击后，油价周二早些时候几乎没有变化，原因在于飓风造成的破坏小于预期。
Brent futures fell 4 cents to $85.71 a barrel by 0113 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 5 cents to $82.28.
布伦特期货下跌4美分，至每桶85.71美元，而美国西德克萨斯中质原油下跌5美分，至每桶82.28美元。
Although oil refining activity slowed and some production sites were evacuated, major refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast appeared to see minimal impacts from Hurricane Beryl, which weakened into a tropical storm after hitting the Texas coast.
尽管石油精炼活动减缓，一些生产场地被疏散，但美国墨西哥湾沿岸的主要炼油厂似乎对飓风贝瑞尔的影响很小，该飓风在袭击德克萨斯州海岸后减弱为热带风暴。
That eased market worries about the risk of supply disruptions in Texas, where 40% of U.S. crude oil is produced.
这缓解了市场对德克萨斯州供应中断风险的担忧，因为德克萨斯州生产的美国原油占40%。
Major oil-shipping ports around Corpus Christi, Galveston and Houston had been shut ahead of the storm. The Corpus Christi Ship Channel reopened on Monday and the Port of Houston was projected to resume operations on Tuesday afternoon.
风暴来袭前，围绕Corpus Christi、Galveston和Houston的主要石油船运港口已被关闭。其中Corpus Christi航道于周一重新开放，预计Houston港口将于周二下午恢复运营。
Market participants are also keeping an eye on the situation in the Middle East for more trading cues. Oil prices settled down 1% on Monday amid hopes a possible ceasefire deal in Gaza could reduce worries about global crude supply disruptions.
市场参与者还在关注中东的形势，以获取更多的交易线索。周一，随着人们对加沙可能达成停火协议的希望，石油价格下跌了1％，这可能会减少人们对全球原油供应中断的担忧。
Senior U.S. officials were in Egypt for talks on Monday, but gaps remained between the two sides, the White House said, and Hamas said a new Israeli push into Gaza threatened the potential agreement.
周一，美国高级官员正在埃及进行会谈，但白宫表示两国之间仍存在分歧，哈马斯表示，以色列对加沙的新攻势威胁到潜在的协议。
Hamas last week had dropped a demand for Israel to commit to a permanent ceasefire, which Israelis said opened the way for a deal. – Reuters
哈马斯上周已放弃要求以色列承诺永久停火，以色列人说这为协议铺平了道路。-路透社